BILL 47, THE MAKING ONTARIO OPEN FOR BUSINESS ACT, 2018 TRANSITION TABLE Richard J. Nixon Partner, Co-Chair of Canadian Employment Labour Law Group +1 416 365 3521 richard.nixon@dlapiper.com Michael S. Richards Managing Partner, Toronto Office +1 416 941 5395 michael.richards@dlapiper.com Karen R. Bock Partner +1 416 365 3523 karen.bock@dlapiper.com Leslie Frattolin Partner +1 416 941 5391 leslie.frattolin@dlapiper.com Ryan Campbell Associate +1 416 369 5288 ryan.campbell@dlapiper.com Alexis Radojcic Associate +1 416 862 3365 alexis.radojcic@dlapiper.com Duncan Burns-Shillington Associate +1 416 369 5292 duncan.burnsshillington@dlapiper.com Titus Totan Associate +1 416 365 3408 titus.totan@dlapiper.com Laura Sullivan Associate +1 416 365 3449 laura.sullivan@dlapiper.com This document does not constitute legal advice you should not use or rely on anything in this document without first obtaining legal advice.
Affected ESA Description of ESA Affected s.2(2) The Schedules in this Act come into force as provided in each Schedule. Employment Stards Act, 2000 (Schedule 1) s. 29(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Schedule comes into force on the later of January 1, 2019 the day the Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018 receives Royal Assent 1(1) 1(1) Definition of difference in employment status 1(2) 1(1) Definition of personal emergency leave pay January 1, 2019 1(3) 1(1) Definition of regular wages, amended to remove reference to personal emergency leave pay the repealed s. 50 s. 29(2) 2 comes into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor 2 3(5),6 Act does not apply to work in a simulated environment for the purpose of rehabilitation On proclamation by Lieutenant Governor 3 5.1(2) Employer has burden of proving alleged employee is not an employee 4 15(7) Retention of documents re leave, amended to remove & replace reference to personal emergency leave pay 5 21.2 Three hours minimum pay for employees required to attend work Added 6(1) 23.1(1), 1 Minimum wage to increase no later than January 1, 2019, amended to replace January 1, 2019 with October 1, 2020 January 1, 2019 6(2) 23.1(1), 2 Minimum wage to increase no later than October 1, 2019 6(3) 23.1(1), 3 Minimum wage to increase annually after October 1, 2019, amended to replace 2019 This document does not constitute legal advice you should not use or rely on anything in this document without first obtaining legal advice. DLA Piper (Canada) LLP 1
Affected ESA Description of ESA Affected with 2020 6(4) 23.1(1.1) 6(5) 23.1(2) 6(6) 23.1(4) 6(7) 23.1(7) Minimum wage for students less than 18 years old who are also homeworkers, amended to remove reference to the repealed s. 23.1(1), 2 Minimum wage for employees otherwise prescribed, amended to remove reference to the repealed s. 23.1(1), 2 Formula for calculating annual increases in minimum wage after October 1, 2019, amended to replace 2019 with 2020 Minister to publish annual increases in minimum wage after 2018, amended to replace 2018 with 2019 6(8) 23.1(10), 23.1(11) Minister to review process for adjusting minimum wage before October 1, 2024 every 5 years thereafter 7(1), 28 24(1)(a), O. Reg. 375/18 Formula for calculating public holiday pay 7(2) 24(1.1), 24(1.2) Formula for calculating public holiday pay if employee is unemployed, on leave, or on vacation during pay period prior to public holiday 8(1) 42(2)(d) Equal pay for equal work, amended to remove reference to employment status 8(2) 42(6) Employee right to request review of pay rate 9 42.1 Pay rate differentiation based on employment status prohibited 10 42.2 Pay rate differentiation based on employee status prohibited 11 42.3 Minister to review ss. 42.1 42.2 This document does not constitute legal advice you should not use or rely on anything in this document without first obtaining legal advice. DLA Piper (Canada) LLP 2
Affected ESA Description of ESA Affected 12 49.1(12) Family leave additional to leave under ss. 49.3, 49.4, 49.5, 49.6, 49.7 50 13 49.2(15) Organ donor leave additional to leave under s. 50 14 49.3(9) Family caregiver leave additional to leave under ss. 49.1, 49.4, 49.5, 49.6, 49.7 50 15 49.4(21) Critical illness leave additional to leave under ss. 49.1, 49.3, 49.5, 49.6, 49.7 50 16 49.5(11) Child death leave additional to leave under ss. 49.1, 49.3, 49.4, 49.6, 49.7 50 17 49.6(15) 18 49.7(16) 19 50 Crime related child disappearance leave additional to leave under ss. 49.1, 49.3, 49.4, 49.5, 49.7 50 Domestic or sexual violence leave additional to leave under ss. 49.1, 49.3, 49.4, 49.5, 49.6 50 Paid & unpaid personal emergency leave, replaced with 3 unpaid sick leave days, 3 unpaid family responsibility leave days, 2 unpaid bereavement leave days 20 50.1(7) Emergency leave for declared emergencies additional to leave under s. 50 21 53.1 Every entitlement to leave under Part XIV additional to every other entitlement to leave under Part XIV Added 22 74.12(1)(a)(v.1), (v.2), (v.3) Reprisal against temporary employees, amended to prohibit reprisal against employees who attempted to enforce rights under repealed s. 42.2 23 118(3) 24 121(4) Rules of practice made by the Board to expedite decisions about jurisdiction to come into force on order of the Lieutenant Governor Application of certain subsections to Board proceedings re contravention of Part XIII (Benefit Plans), amended to remove reference to the repealed s. 118(3) This document does not constitute legal advice you should not use or rely on anything in this document without first obtaining legal advice. DLA Piper (Canada) LLP 3
Affected ESA Description of ESA Affected 25 122(7) 26(1) 141(1), 2.0.1 26(2) 141(2.0.3.1) 26(3) 141(2.0.4) Application of certain subsections to Board proceedings re disputing notices of contravention issued under s. 113, amended to remove reference to the repealed s. 118(3) Lieutenant Governor to prescribe new classes of employees for the purpose of determining the minimum wage, amended to remove reference to the repealed s. 23.1(1), 2 Lieutenant Governor to make regulations re transitional matters related to implementing Conflicts between ESA/regulations regulations made by the Lieutenant Governor pursuant to s. 141(2.0.3) (transitional matters relating to implementing Bill 148), amended to include reference to s. 141(2.0.3.1) Added Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 (Schedule 1) s. 29(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Schedule comes into force on the later of January 1, 2019 the day the Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018 receives Royal Assent 27(1) 27(2) 27(3) Schedule 1, 2(3) Schedule 1, 8(2) Schedule 1, 8(6) 27(4) Schedule 1, 11 ESA s. 3(5), 6 to be repealed January 1, 2019 ESA s. 15(1) to be amended January 1, 2019 ESA s. 15(5), 3 to be amended January 1, 2019 ESA to be amended to add Part VII.1 ( Requests for Changes to Schedule or Work Location ) January 1, 2019 January 1, 2019 27(5) Schedule 1, 12 ESA to be amended to add Part VII.2 ( Scheduling ) January 1, 2019 This document does not constitute legal advice you should not use or rely on anything in this document without first obtaining legal advice. DLA Piper (Canada) LLP 4
Affected LRA Description of LRA Affected Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Schedule 2) s. 25 This Schedule comes into force on the day the Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018 receives Royal Assent. 1 6.1 2 11(2) 3 11.2(3) Board may order that employer turn over list of employees to organizing union, repealed replaced with requirement that unions destroy employee lists in their possession after came into force Board will certify union in circumstances described in s. 11(1), repealed replaced with provision granting the Board discretion in the same circumstances Applications made but not determined by the Board before came into force shall be determined under the new s. 11 Added 4 15.1 When the Board may review structure of bargaining units 5 15.2 Application for certification without a vote, repealed replaced with transitional provisions re applications made after October 23, 2018 but not determined before came into force November 21, 2018 6 16.1 Minister to make available educational support in the practice of labour relations collective bargaining 7 18(2.1) Material to be filed with request for a conciliation officer under ss. 18(1) & 18(2) Added 8 43, 43.1 First collective agreement mediation/arbitration, repealed replaced with a single provision requiring arbitration only 9 69.2 S. 69 successor rights to apply to other service providers as prescribed by regulations 10 79(2) When a strike or lockout permissible where no collective agreement in place, replaced with This document does not constitute legal advice you should not use or rely on anything in this document without first obtaining legal advice. DLA Piper (Canada) LLP 5
Affected LRA Description of LRA Affected provisions extending required wait time 11(1) 80(1) 11(2) 80(3)-80(7) 12 90 13 95.1 Reinstatement of employee engaged in lawful strike, amended by replacing following with within six months from Reinstatement after lawful strike or lock-out, repealed replaced with transitional provision re applications filed before section 11 of came into force Collective agreements to be filed with the Minister, amended to require Minister to publish collective agreements Notice under s. 39(2) of FIPPA required where there is authorized indirect collection of personal information by Minister may be given by public notice on government website Added 14(1) 104(1)(a) Penalty for contravention of LRA, fine for individual reduced from $5,000 to $2,000 14(2) 104(1)(b) 15 110(19) 16(1) 122(1), 122(2) 16(2) 122(3) 16(3) 122(4) Penalty for contravention of the LRA, fine for organizations reduced from $100,000 to $25,000 Rules made by Board pursuant to s. 110(18) to come into force on order of the Lieutenant Governor How notice may be given for the purposes of the LRA, repealed replaced with provisions specifying fax, email, courier, or other prescribed method(s) are acceptable Failure to receive documents a defence, sent by mail addressed to replaced with sent Second notice of desire to bargain, by registered mail struck out, on which the first notice was mailed replaced with on which the first notice was sent This document does not constitute legal advice you should not use or rely on anything in this document without first obtaining legal advice. DLA Piper (Canada) LLP 6
Affected LRA Description of LRA Affected 17 122.1 When requests/applications to the Minister deemed made/received Added 18(1) 125(1)(i) Lieutenant Governor may make regulations re filing awards of arbitrators arbitration boards, amended by adding providing for the publication of such awards 18(2) 125(1)(i.1), (i.2), (i.3), (i.4) Lieutenant Governor may make regulations prescribing classes of employees, etc., replaced with (i.1) prescribing information for the purposes of subsection 18(2.1) 18(3) 125(1)(j) 18(4) 125(1)(j.i) 18(5) 125(2.1) 18(6) 125(3) 19 160(2) Crown Employees Collective Bargaining Act, 1993 (Schedule 2) Lieutenant Governor to make regulations prescribing amounts or a method of determining amounts payable under subsection 43.1 (11), subsection 43.1(11) replaced with subsection 43(5) Lieutenant Governor to make regulations prescribing types of service providers for the purposes of s. 69.2, repealed replaced with provision re regulations specifying other methods of notice/application/filing, etc. for the purposes of s. 122(1.1)(e) Lieutenant Governor to make regulations re transitional matters related to implementing Bill 47 Conflicts between LRA regulations made by the Lieutenant Governor pursuant to s. 125(2) (transitional matters relating to implementing Bill 148), amended to include reference to s. 125(2.1) Remedial certification under section 11(2), amended to replace subsection 11(2) with clause 11(2)(c) Added s. 25 This Schedule comes into force on the day the Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018 receives Royal Assent. 20(1) 5(1) Operation of s. 43.1 of the LRA subject to this section, s. 43.1 replaced with s. 43 November 21, 2018 This document does not constitute legal advice you should not use or rely on anything in this document without first obtaining legal advice. DLA Piper (Canada) LLP 7
Affected LRA Description of LRA Affected 20(2) 5(2) Operation of ss. 43 43.1 of the LRA re mediation/arbitration, amended to remove references to mediation/ the repealed s. 43.1 November 21, 2018 20(3) 5(3) Operation of ss. 43 43.1 of the LRA re mediation/arbitration, amended to remove references to mediation replacing subsection 43.1(15) with subsection 43(11) 20(4) 5(4) Minister s order where no decision of mediator arbitrator within time limit, amended to remove references to mediator replace reference to the repealed s. 43.1 with s. 43 20(5) 5(5) No mediator-arbitrator may require a collective agreement to include a term compelling an employer to employ an employee whose job has been eliminated, amended to remove reference to mediation/ the repealed s.43.1 20(6) 26 Exception to application of ss. 43 43.1 of the LRA for designated bargaining units, amended to remove reference to the repealed s. 43.1 This document does not constitute legal advice you should not use or rely on anything in this document without first obtaining legal advice. DLA Piper (Canada) LLP 8
Affected ESA Description of ESA Affected Occupational Health Safety Act (Schedule 2) s. 25 This Schedule comes into force on the day the Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018 receives Royal Assent. 21 50(4.2) Subsections 110 (19), (20), (21) (22) of the LRA apply to rules made under subsection (4.1), amended to remove reference to the repealed LRA s.110(19) November 21, 2018 This document does not constitute legal advice you should not use or rely on anything in this document without first obtaining legal advice. DLA Piper (Canada) LLP 9